BMI Weekly News  

May 2, 2022 

News: 

•  Congratulations to Jacob Sobota from the Yang Lab for successfully defending his M.S. thesis, "Effect of Allosteric Site Binding on the Conformational Ensemble of SMYD2". 

• BMI Faculty meeting is scheduled for this week, Thursday, May 5, 2022, 11:30am, 7364 Scott Hall.   

Dr. Pellett will be sending out an Alt. Reviewing Zoom link. 

• Message to BMI Students from Madison Walton: 

▪ The BMI Graduate Student Organization (GSO) will be voting on new leadership for 2022-2023 at the 

monthly meeting this Friday, May 6^th at 11:00 am in the 7^th floor library. Position descriptions are attached for your review. Questions can be directed to any current GSO representative. 

▪ A student interest meeting for the new STEM outreach program will be held prior to the GSO meeting in 

the 7th floor library at 10:30 am (5/6/22). Come see what this program will look like in practice and where you fit into making it a reality! Questions can be directed to Madison Walton or Olivia Haskins. 

▪ Parking for Spring/Summer starts this Wednesday, 5/4/22. Be sure to renew your pass Monday or  

Tuesday to avoid any issues getting into the parking lot/structures Wednesday morning.  

Event This Week:   

• No BMI Seminar scheduled for this week. 

Upcoming Events: 

 

• Next BMI Seminar: Tuesday, June 10, 2022, 11:30am, 2268 Scott Hall. 

    Speaker: Dr. Hossein Salimnia, Professor (Clinical), Dept. of Pathology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine 

Title: “Antibiotic resistance; A real threat to public health Is there a solution?” 

Hosted by:  Dr. Raghavendar Thipparthi trreddy@med.wayne.edu    

Alt viewing Zoom Link: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/91937758593?pwd=ZklhajhxVUNyQms1dXN6YkhRNlpjZz09  

Meeting ID: 919 3775 8593 

Passcode: 599226 

There will be a student/speaker lunch in room 7370 after the seminar. 

 

• Dissertation Presentation: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 10:00am, via Zoom 

Speaker: Ph.D. Student, Kristie Mitchell 

Title: “Development of a zebrafish model for the study of Vibrio cholerae colonization, pathogenesis, and transmission” 

Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Withey 

Zoom Link: https://wayneedu.zoom.us/j/96615714866?pwd=bHlpYnd2QndWUDZwc3p5cVNMcDY3UT09 

Meeting ID: 966 1571 4866 

Passcode: 312862 

• 24^th Annual TRCCC Meeting 2022:  June 6, 2022 – June 8, 2022, Seven Springs Mountain Resort Seven  

     Springs, PA www.TRCCC.org 

Advancements in immunotherapy and the tumor microenvironment landscape 

Abstract deadline: May 2, 2022, and Registration deadline: May 9, 2022, see attachment for details. 

Return to Campus:

• Information links:  

▫ Warrior Safe is Warrior Strong - School of Medicine - Wayne State University 

◦ Committee Health Committee Updates  

• When coming to campus, Students, Faculty and Staff must continue to complete the Campus Daily  

Screener Campus Daily Screener - Wayne State University.   

▫ All visitors and guests must continue to complete the Guest Campus Screener Guest Campus Screener - Wayne State University.  

• From Office of President Wilson: Resources with contact numbers to support, guide and assist you while

on campus. 

https://i.wayne.edu/view/61d756b21bf13?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email61d756b21bf13&utm_campaign=Welcome+to+a+new+semester&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web  

and additional resources https://wayne.edu/safety.